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WWU LAKEWOOD JR SAILING CAMP
Ages 11-18, June 23-August 22
WWU Lakewood Jr. Sailing program is the oldest (since 1981) and most comprehensive sailing program in Whatcom County. Young sailors and windsurfers master skills in a natural environment that few activities can match. The emphasis is on fun with the goal of becoming “self-reliant and efficient.”
Camp will be at Lakewood Water Sport Facility, which is one of the premier facilities in the Northwest and located on the south shore of Lake Whatcom.
All students must know how to swim. Campers must be 11 years or older or over 100 pounds in weight.
A small boat, Alpha training sloop (14 feet), is the ultimate platform for developing basic sailing instincts. All boats and equipment are regularly checked and maintained by professional staff.
Sailors can progress through four levels: Beginning Sailing, Intermediate Sailing, Beginning Racing, and Beginning Windsurfing
BEGINNING SAILING
(No previous sailing experience necessary)
Principle skills taught:
(Beginning Sailing or previous experience required)
Refine basic skills and add:
(Basic or intermediate skippering experience required) Racing takes all the dimensions of sailing and gives a heightened intensity. Race the Alphas and Lasers with the goal of learning:
Practice the basics on a dry land simulator and then on the water with a stable board and sail combination. Gain control by learning:
Ages 11-18, June 23-August 22
WWU Lakewood Jr. Sailing program is the oldest (since 1981) and most comprehensive sailing program in Whatcom County. Young sailors and windsurfers master skills in a natural environment that few activities can match. The emphasis is on fun with the goal of becoming “self-reliant and efficient.”
Camp will be at Lakewood Water Sport Facility, which is one of the premier facilities in the Northwest and located on the south shore of Lake Whatcom.
All students must know how to swim. Campers must be 11 years or older or over 100 pounds in weight.
A small boat, Alpha training sloop (14 feet), is the ultimate platform for developing basic sailing instincts. All boats and equipment are regularly checked and maintained by professional staff.
Sailors can progress through four levels: Beginning Sailing, Intermediate Sailing, Beginning Racing, and Beginning Windsurfing
BEGINNING SAILING
(No previous sailing experience necessary)
Principle skills taught:
- Tacking and gybing; getting to where you want to go
- Capsizing and “person overboard” recovery; fixing mistakes
- Docking; getting back
- How sails work
- Safety and weather
- Knot tying
- Boat care
(Beginning Sailing or previous experience required)
Refine basic skills and add:
- Boat handling, with focus on efficient sail trim and adjusting sail shapes
- Single handling of the Alpha
- Applying skills to other boats (Lasers, Hobie class catamarans, Keel boats with spinnakers)
- Longer trips, with an introduction to basic compass navigation
(Basic or intermediate skippering experience required) Racing takes all the dimensions of sailing and gives a heightened intensity. Race the Alphas and Lasers with the goal of learning:
- Performance boat handling; how to sail faster
- Strategy; what’s the fastest way around the course
- Tactics and Rules; got to have them
- Fun competition; what makes it so fun
Practice the basics on a dry land simulator and then on the water with a stable board and sail combination. Gain control by learning:
- Wind awareness and appropriate board and sail selection
- Tacking and gibing
- Self rescue
- Speed and efficiency
